The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-02

iho Republican Fpslsral fadge ID whom he
application was 1nntie, Bprid hFFB been y
isorisisna C barsst for blaine and Logan.
Hg next took mp
THE TENsAs MATTER
and csnsuraa the position talten by Gen.
Nichols in fflat connection, IN difference t.
pQsslble iiI1en qiliy ~ hhfaaeaflF9tih ana
hbNdR lEiufd lie did NOT question she
gRnAenanR maiiEgB and did not lqg a
rIoI1gHt suggest that they WGno anything
but pnre and hpnorahlH, hut honesty Of
motive and purity OF Intentions caEu0t be |
pleaded hy one VINO poses a. IS political lesder /
nnd political Moses, ia defense OF serious ]
errqfh 81 Judgment Gen. hieh1Els position |
with regard b tlle 2blite sntiQn u the color !
line IN politics was scanned and diaposed Of
IN s laiT, impartial manner, aud tnC speaker 1
CLOSED with az appeal to the OaloaGt6n Demo- I
Gratis 70 stand s.iouiaeT 70 sheniqer' close
their ranks and adopt as their motto I
the prosperity Of inc State, EuGoess Of tine |
Democratic party and tho supremacy OF !
white mans government in the State OF
Louisiana.
Nh. so1prHvArrz, or NEW oRIEANs,
was next introduced He delivered an elO-
uuentAdtlress, in which he reviewed the pro
rreHa Of the STATE under Gov. Atctneryls adj I
m1nisftation, end showed the falssness OF ne
prgtgnses set up hy the 'roformsrs." He |
deprecated the factiOlial contest now going 4
on and urged hBTmuuy in the party. He |
held the attenEon Of the audience through |
Out his address alld ree9iV ed frequent ana /
hearty tokens Of appreciation from ths crowd. 4
mR. A. ?, LlkEAEeuE
gpB next introduced. He said: Ihs people |
Of LuHisiHua are Witnessing to-day contest I
Tor political supremacy that perhaps has no I
equal in the annals Of 9aTgy politics. There
as IN pFpgresB q eguIpalRb within the Demo
cratic party which bodies Ii no good Divided
and sslit M into fragments, The Democrats
Of Louisiana seem 10 have but one end IN
view for the present, and that is te tear them
selves 10 Ulecas. Patriotic 1nSn, those who /
are not directly interested, are every dHy
asking themsel YES the question whether there
u NOT q disposition TO break up The Demo
cFatiC party, and whether this fsctIOnal fight
viii not cause Louisiana 20 be the sufferer
Every day We notice, said the speaker,
"that a h8r is being let down, RIiE fellow
citizens, IL we aTe pot careful s1rd yIgllant
before We know ii there viii be 8 stampede.
recognize the fact that two parties are
bound to exist, bpt Ne F1El5t rot permit the
neal enemy, the Republicans to organize a
party ont Of or ranks. We must not tear
gsundeT the tles that bound US and co to
the result Of factional differences point nit
matsiy to that sBd9 There are mEnT who
have their principles 50 fixed that nothing
vii move then, but there are some who wei
come such events as BHe now tEEnsplrlnE IN | !
our STATE TO cause break
The politics Of TINS State received its :
first shock when the letter Of Col holinEs-
worth Of gaddol brought ont Gen. Nichols /
aE candidate fur Governor. Not tDut Gen. (
Nichols mad not g. perfect right TO aspire to 1
the place, but the manner and means by
:
their end created all the trouble, Like hRr
riGnHe the Observation-Disclosures who GEN.
tered upon Gen. NICHOLS began 10 hurl at
GOV. hekuery's head such yOLley OF iuveC-
lives ard dCrunclatOns that for 5 moment 1
be was in great ugnEer.
I'VE are told, however, TINT the present n
ADMINISTRATION has stuTFd IN power long :,
enough, and II must give way lDRuCthGT one:
hat corruption, intrigue dishonesty and h
Of power ErP fCueuted in all
that are KEPT TOO long in power '
let the Alchot!sttes have been unable 20 prove
.uythlng Of the kind existing IN the present
state government. n
THEIR CHARGES ARE SWEEPING, /
md cover the whole Democratic STA To admin
stFatlOu. But the crime Of crimes that Gov | A
IcEHsrF has committed Is to ASPIRE to an | 4
y tia r@l0rmeIs and 'tAiru-tsrmers, held
- Is The terror OF terrOra Coy AlCEBeFy =
sas record as Governor, and his acts are !
here Tor CpIGDHuEuu. Comparing their y
espective administration considering .
verifying connected with each enc, giving q
INTO Caesar the things that are CPBaFs, can
ny one be found who VII. Ealnsay the aBgeF-
ion that Coy. hcEucTy's ADMINISTERS ton has
sen superior in every SENSE of the word TO u
hat Of Gov. Nichols? I do NOT R8y it with |
eUTORCh, yet not single measure Of any v
,EchOlls, but he simply went through the z
outline work Of Governor as any ordinary u
nan could have done, He has, how ever, 4
lone his work well and honestly, and / give
Nov, what has been done by Coz. Nc a
lnery? lie has improved the educational g
yste n Of Louisiana; Developed the agrlCll- &
pEnl interests ns no other Governor bad ever
lone before: erected al the important leVtsR .
Il toe state and rsclAlmEu thousands Of acres Z
II the baBt lands, heretofore untitled and d
slaabed as EWGnp-lallds which hardly paid
any taxes, but which now pay aa much az the
nncst LANDS. In my parish LANDS could be
bought Tor 81 or Sb per acre before they we're
protected by lEyees. To day, sitter
GOOD SUBSTANTIAL LEyEEs
have been built in front OF them, they cannot
be bought iOThvC or xix times that amount
| uueF Gov hLcLneryh administrative the
and commercial interests Of tle
State have received an Impetus that iE
simply marvellous, and nowhere more 30 than
hero in ypTr CITY OF Lake Charles and yOur
parish Of LLleEBIsU.
Confidence has been re.estBblIshed in all
branches Of bHEiDesF, and the capitalist no
longer fears to make investments in our
Sta G. nor docs the Immigrant shuu our
borders Capital aud labor have been in
duced 10 seek Louilana for fields tU operate
ill., and the TIDE whtch has Get in since the
last few years IL daily Increasing in volume
JOngRit the figures and yOu ind an increase
Of over SOS 600, 600 In the assessment oil
the state since the Inauguration Of the
present Executive, showing that industries
are multiplying and hoarlsLlnG, and real
estate gong mp IN pllce and value. IazG-
ton ls steadily Decreasing decrease Of Is
mills since hadlCahFm and mills since
1850. Low taxation, security to person and
AhR
justice equally and impartIaily melted ont,
arc some OF the blessings enjoyed under the
present admlnlstrat on blessings which ill
the measure Of q pcOplGs wants.
EDUCATION
e another subject Of vital importance to us.
The education Of the people is the very Eafsty
OF the republic. Immigration is rapidly
coming 10 l.eHlslapa. AlrenQy the North and
the East and tf5s meat have furnished large
number Of their no5lest aud studiuus cons
InelI who have come to engage in sbe grand
lnEreh 81 Development and progrEgg: men
who have come 10 Join the honest and in
dustTloUB yeeHIanry- of our cDgauioY wealth.. 4
70 develop It's wonderful reFourCes, test the !
fertility OF its soil and bald up its waste .
places.
These has been q good deal Of bad feeling /
engelidered IN the campaign and deprecate /
anything that tends 10 create it. Mud sling !
ing is lot an enylEble ocenBatiou. 1t is I
bouna to react against those who use such |
methods 20 obtRin their ends. Why call |
man names to-day, when on the MORROW !
Rqt1iaation viii foree sordsOf praisa2
An regard ~ the charge that Cor. MeEnery
APPoIsTED ooLoRED MAN
in Ayoyelles parish as member Of the
School Board. o charge which Of late / eee
published, ] Will SAY that hs did, but dare
say that aev AcEnery docs not know
whether he il q Caucasian or n negro He
Was appointed as such by Gen. Nichols 81
1877 and was reeppoiHted by Coy. Witt ii
1850 and BY Gov. McEnefy in 1884.
He is most worthy colOred nan. He
Is the only one holding Office in Afoy
elles under the present. administration.
blyRef and friends recommended 10 Gov.
4leEnery number Of gentlemen tor school
directors. The Governor IGNORED our reeoIl-
mendati0ns 10 much for personal---very.. and
the slate furnished by Qur opponents was
appointed, anong them Judge Hall, who Il
the editor 81 the Nichols paper IN AvoyeIles
and this colofed man. Under Gen Nichols,
administration we had three negroes Oh the I
School Board, and taEo Of them eould not
sign their names. The one thai holds over
by rezhppuiIItu signs bis naine. i men
ton this only to refnte what has been snid |
against Coy Mp51nery on the subject.
The people Of our parieh asked, and they |
are PERFECTLY willing that the eOlol ed race |
should have representation on the Echooi 4